The Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks are set to collide for the second time in four days when the Eastern Conference playoff contenders do battle in Indiana tonight. The Pacers, who topped Milwaukee 103-96 on Friday, are on a 6-2 SU run in their last eight and have moved into fourth place in the East as a result. Is another UNDER in store tonight? The UNDER has paid out in four of the past five matchups between the Bucks and Pacers.
Sportsbook opened the Bucks as 3-point road underdogs with a total of 208.
- The Bucks are 1-4 SU and ATS in their last five games.
- The total has gone UNDER in four of the Bucks’ last five games against the Pacers.
- The Pacers are 8-1 SU in their last nine games at home.
Behind 33 points from breakout star Victor Oladipo, the Pacers are coming off a big win over Washington on Sunday. Oladipo has reached the 30-point mark four times in the last 10 games and has made at least three steals on seven occasions in that stretch. In Friday’s tilt between the Pacers and Bucks, Khris Middleton led all players with 30 points.
Prior to Sunday’s game against the 76ers, the Bucks had dropped four straight. But Milwaukee erased a 19-point deficit and held the Sixers to 38 in the second half en route to its first home victory since February 13. Giannis Antetokounmpo shot 38.4 percent from the floor in the four-game losing streak but returned to form against Philly by going 14-for-23 from the field.
The Bucks have quietly been a fantastic wager when playing in the second half of back-to-back sets this season. In Milwaukee’s past seven with no days off between games, the team has gone 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The visiting Milwaukee Bucks opened this morning as 2.5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at OddsShark (including Sportsbook), while the total was hovering around 207 at Sportsbook and other betting odds shops.
Handicapping prediction models run by the computers at OddsShark pick a 112-100 result in favor of the Pacers. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Indiana Pacers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Indiana Pacers sport a record of 36-27 and 35-28 ATS heading into this matchup, while the Milwaukee Bucks sit at 34-29 and 27-33-3 ATS on the NBA season. The OVER/UNDER totals betting records are 25-35-3 for the Pacers and 32-30-1 for the Bucks. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Indiana vs Milwaukee injuries news.
The betting Power Rankings at OddsShark have the No. 18-rated Bucks taking on the No. 9-rated Pacers in this NBA contest.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Indiana's No. 12-ranked offense averaging 106.59 PPG, against a Milwaukee defense that ranks No. 13 at 105.33 PPG. The Pacers' field-goal percentage has averaged 47.83% so far, more than the Bucks shooters have achieved on the year, 47.51% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Philadelphia was victimized by Giannis Antetokounmpo for 35 points as the Bucks defeated the 76ers 118-110 in NBA action on Sunday.
Indiana got 33 points from Victor Oladipo en route to a 98-95 victory over Washington on Sunday at Capital One Arena.
- Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
- Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Milwaukee's last 18 games
- Milwaukee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- Indiana is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
- Indiana is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games
- Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Milwaukee home to Houston, Wednesday, March 7
Indiana home to Utah, Wednesday, March 7
